Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall Across the South; Heat Spreads Across the West and Southern Plains

A couple of frontal boundaries will move east and south from the Plains to the Gulf and Atlantic coastlines. These boundaries will focus showers and thunderstorms through the weekend, with scattered severe thunderstorms from the Southern Plains and across the Gulf Coast states. Locally heavy rainfall may also occur, which may be welcome news across drought areas. Meanwhile, heat spreads westward. Read More >

Current conditions at

Payson Airport (KPAN)

Lat: 34.2568364°NLon: 111.3392558°WElev: 5157.0ft.

Clear

52°F

11°C

Humidity 29%
Wind Speed NNW 2 MPH
Barometer 30.08 in (1018.63 mb)
Dewpoint 21°F (-6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 08 May 04:55 AM MST
Extended Forecast for

Payson AZ

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 84. Light and variable wind becoming west 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 51. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 51 °F

    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 86. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 52. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    Low: 52 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning.

    High: 88 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 54. West wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable.

    Low: 54 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 91. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    High: 91 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 59 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    High: 88 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 84. Light and variable wind becoming west 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 51. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 86. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 52. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 54. West wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 91. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Light and variable wind.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 85. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Payson AZ
 34.26°N 111.34°W (Elev. 5075 ft)
3:43 am MST May 8, 2026
5am MST May 8, 2026-6pm MST May 14, 2026
 
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